I do not want to be at war

with this body of mine

sipping morning coffee

and casting rebukes over ailments

as if demons lived within

I do not want to be at war

with my body

treating it like a hated thing

that never measures up

I do not want to be at war

with my body

instead I nurture it

and listen to the messages it sends

travelling along the spinal cord

to tell my brain there’s a need

I want to be at peace

with and within my body

allowing it to heal

from the negative messages

accepting it as it is

for the survivor it has become

ending the war at last – Caroline A. Slee